The film, like its flabby aspiring marathon runner protagonist, feels shapeless and exhausted from the sheer effort of trying to please audiences.
Comment
09/24/08
Rate this Movie 
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)
49 %
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted: 138
Fresh: 67
Rotten:71
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: Run, Fat Boy, Run features sporadic laughs, but is ultimately too formulaic and predictable.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: Mar 28, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $5,926,110
Synopsis: DENNIS (Simon Pegg) is an ordinary guy. He's a little overweight and he smokes, but he's nice, charming and unassuming. However, five years ago, Dennis did something that wasn't so nice. On his wedding day to his pregnant fiancé LIBBY... [More]
Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Hank Azaria
Director: David Schwimmer
Get This Movie
Reviews for Run, Fat Boy, Run
The picture manages to juggle both the silly and the sentimental without falling flat.
09/23/08
Schwimmer completely lacks what it takes to ever get this movie off the ground. The story is fairly formula and the actors are basically on mark, yet the jokes (most of which are so predictable they are telegraphed a mile in advance) land with a virtually
09/08/08
It's a Generation X movie in a way very few movies are any more; it is unseemly to admit that our generation is about as slackery as we had promised to become. Go with your ex and smile.
07/17/08
Schwimmer offers generic rom-com conventions in his feature directorial debut.
06/12/08
(Run, Fat Boy, Run) is your nice, fun, romantic film that is not necessarily worth spending your money to see in theatres.
05/24/08
Em sua estréia na direção, Schwimmer atira para todos os lados: comédia física, escatologia, estereótipos, besteirol, e por aí afora, falhando consistentemente todas as vezes. E Pegg jamais esteve tão artificial, o que é uma surpresa desagradável.
05/02/08
Run, Fatboy, Run winds up being as immature and exhausting as its protagonist.
05/01/08
Run Fatboy Run n'offre rien pour révolutionner le genre, mais présente assez de bonnes intentions pour justifier son existence, et nous faire passer un bon moment
04/17/08
It's a lazy effort that offers little encouragement for the future of Schwimmer's directorial career.
04/11/08
It is neither as funny nor as wickedly subversive as 'Shaun of the Dead,' but it respects its characters enough to make them thoughtful and surprisingly complex, unlike the sitcom stereotypes inhabiting lesser romantic comedies.
04/10/08
Warm/funny film about a man trying to re-win his true love by running a race
04/07/08
Certainly not the worst movie of the year, not in a year that brought us Over Her Dead Body, One Missed Call, Fool's Gold, Snow Angels and Mad Money. It could be the most mediocre though.
04/04/08
Predictable and clichéd as Run Fatboy Run is, it is an entertaining romedy that, unfortunately, doesn't have much staying power after credits roll.
04/04/08
Simon Pegg gives it the old college try, but his character isn't worthy our cheers. Maybe Pegg should resurrect his most famous character, the resourceful, much funnier Shaun, and do battle with the zombies of London rather than the marathon runners of Lo
04/03/08
Latest News for Run, Fat Boy, Run
September 24, 2008:
The film, like its flabby aspiring marathon runner protagonist, feels shapeless and exhausted from the sheer effort of trying to please audiences. 
More...
August 15, 2008:
CinWorld: The film, like its flabby aspiring marathon runner protagonist, feels shapeless and exhausted from the sheer effort of trying to please audiences.
More...
March 30, 2008:
New Feature Alert! The RT Review Revue, A Weekly Video Round-up
Live from the RT offices...it's the RT Review Revue! Check out the latest word on this week's new releases in the first installment of our new editorial video column. More...
March 27, 2008:
Box Office Guru Preview: Four New Players Join The Game
Four new releases take a gamble debuting in theaters across North America hoping to hit the jackpot with audiences. The blackjack drama 21 and the spoof comedy Superhero Movie... More...
Related Forums for Run, Fat Boy, Run
(2008/Rated PG-13)-RUN FATBOY RUN sneaks into 78 theaters in 10 cities tomorrow night
by: ReelReviewer.com 4/24
by: ReelReviewer.com 4/24
Interview: David Schwimmer finds no-nonsense Chicago refreshing
by: FlailingArm 3/30
by: FlailingArm 3/30
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
 93% |
Iron Man |
| 85% |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
 50% |
Sex and the City - The… |
| 52% |
Leatherheads |
| 12% |
Made of Honor |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| 35% |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan |
| 18% |
The Happening |
| 75% |
Paranoid Park |
| 93% |
The Visitor |
| 71% |
Stuck |
